Adding back fitness calories...do you do it?

what are you doing that is burning 9000 calories omg

I used to, and I lost weight doing it. The thing I hated about it was it felt very inorganic - I had to plan out precisely how long each workout was going to be, and then allocate meals and snacks accordingly. If I'm having fun on a late-evening run, and want to run a few more miles, I don't want to end up at 9PM with a 1000 calorie deficit. That is just uncomfortable, and I found myself eating junk to avoid it.

So I went to a nutritionist, and she was able to help me put together a more organic plan that allowed me to be both more flexible and predictable - but it required overriding the automatic goals in MFP. I'm a lot happier with how I plan out meals and exercise now (all my meals and snacks are the same size, I just eat pre-and post- workout snacks, and during if it's longer than an hour), even on rest days (which, obviously, have no workout snacks associated). So I no longer "eat back my workouts" in MFP, but simply eat to the plan, and workout the way I want. But I don't have an issue with motivation to work out - I love running and do it for fun (my main issue is eating enough)

Whatever you do, make sure you're eating enough. Undereating can stymie weight loss as much as overeating (and yes, can even cause weight gain - I've lived through proof!). Tracking my intake and finding that it was too low, without even factoring in exercise, was a big eye opener for me.

But you're burning less than 200 calories for 1 hour of exercise? That sounds a little hinky to me.

I don't.

I don't trust the accuracy of machines or MFP or even HR monitors for that matter. No matter how much exercise I do or don't do on a particular day I try and hit my goal calories period.